Eurymelinae (subfamily)

Unidentified eurymeline leafhopper at Mount Ainslie

Eurymelinae (subfamily) at Mount Ainslie - 8 Jan 2024
Eurymelinae (subfamily) at Mount Ainslie - 8 Jan 2024
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Eurymelinae (subfamily) 9 Jan 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Platybrachys decemmacula 9 Jan 2024 CarbonAI
Eurymelinae (subfamily) 9 Jan 2024 RogerF
Coleoptera (order) immature 8 Jan 2024 Hejor1

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Clusters of roughly 5 rows of eggs (?) with white hairs combing out of them. All are on the younger stems of eucalyptus.

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AlisonMilton wrote:
   8 Jan 2024
@Hejor1 I don't think this is beetle related. I also photographed this back in November but haven't posted yet as I'm not sure what to put it under. Actually thought it might be more fungal than eggs - but...
KimberiRP wrote:
   8 Jan 2024
It looks insect-related, perhaps incisions cut by an egg-laying female hemipteran of some kind. You could collect a sample of the twig, stand it in a jar of water (like cut flowers) and check it regularly to see if anything comes out. Insect hatchlings tend to be small, but a larva is easier to identify than the absent maker of an incision.
RogerF wrote:
   9 Jan 2024
Eggs of eurymelid

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  • eucalyptus Associated plant
  • Eggs Breeding behaviour
  • Less than 5mm Animal size
  • False Pollinator Insect on Flower

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